GB 4773 is the approval number of Bowland Foods Limited, Preston, England, an approved cutting plant in the UK.

GB 4773 is Bowland Foods Limited in Preston, postcode district PR2, England.

What is GB 4773 approved for?

The Food Standards Agency approves GB 4773 for cold storage, cutting meat and making mince.

GB 4773: Bowland Foods Limited, Preston

Q: Is meat from GB 4773 halal?

The approval number does not show whether meat is halal. Look for a halal logo from a named certifier on the pack, or ask the certifier or brand whether this plant and product are approved.

Approval number	GB 4773
Business	Bowland Foods Limited
Location	Preston, PR2, England
Approved for	Cold Store, Cutting Plant, Mince Meat Establishment

About GB 4773

Bowland Foods Limited is based in Preston (PR2), England. The Food Standards Agency approves it for cold storage, cutting meat and making mince.

Is meat from GB 4773 halal?

The code shows which plant cut, prepared or packed the meat, not whether it is halal. Look for a halal logo from a named certifier, such as HMC or HFA, or ask the brand which certifier approves the product. More in halal meat codes.

What this approval means for halal

A cold store keeps chilled or frozen products. It does not cut, prepare or slaughter, so its approval says nothing about how the meat was produced.

A cutting plant cuts carcasses into joints and portions. It does not slaughter animals, so the meat arrives from a slaughterhouse and the halal question moves upstream: where the meat came from, and whether halal meat is kept apart from non-halal meat while it is cut.

A mince approval means the plant makes minced meat. Mince is made from trimmings, so one batch can combine meat from several carcasses and suppliers.

What to ask before you rely on it

Are halal-certified products stored separately and labelled?
Which slaughterhouses supply this plant, and are they halal certified?
Is halal meat cut on separate lines or at separate times from non-halal meat?
Is the raw meat halal certified at source?
Is halal mince made separately from non-halal mince?

Ask the brand on the pack, or the halal certifier named on it. Plants rarely publish this, so a written answer from the brand is the best evidence.

Meat plants in the area

The PR postcode area has 13 approved meat plants in the Food Standards Agency list, 2 of them slaughterhouses and 13 cutting plants. England has 731 in total.

Other meat plants in Preston

Meat plants elsewhere in the PR postcode area

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Source: Food Standards Agency, Approved Food Establishments, 2026-10-19 (Open Government Licence v3). Details can change; check with the business.